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be ready to push through some gun legislation. 20 innocent children with six adults were killed at sandy hook elementary. president obama spoke to a crowd much more than 900 mourners. he was understandably very shaken up e specialspecially since this is not the first time he has had to deal with this tragedy. >> since i have been president, this is the fourth time we have come together to comfort a grieving community torn apart by mass shootings. these tragedies must end. and to end them, we must change. >> president obama very emotional during that speech, as he was in his address to the nation on friday. privately, he told connecticut governor dan malloy that friday was the most difficult day of his entire presidency. publically, he promised the country that he will use whatever power he has to present another shooting like this. and on nbc's meet the press, california senator dianne feinstein promised he will have a bill to work with. >> a bill to ban assault weapons. it will ban the sale, the transfer, the importation and the possession. >> feinstein said that bill will be introduced
be ready to push through some gun legislation. 20 innocent children with six adults were killed at sandy hook elementary. president obama spoke to a crowd much more than 900 mourners. he was understandably very shaken up e specialspecially since this is not the first time he has had to deal with this tragedy. >> since i have been president, this is the fourth time we have come together to comfort a grieving community torn apart by mass shootings. these tragedies must end. and to end them,...
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ruth is in sandy hook connecticut. >> good morning, bill. i am calling to say, please keep feeling guilty. >> why? >> because this adorable company does things to make sure that they don't pay taxes in the u.s. there is a thing called -- this was in "the new york times." it's double-dutch sandwich which reduces taxes by routing profits through irish subsidarbs like they are in i think arizona, even when they do things in california they manage to ship a part somewhere else. so they are one of the worst, even worse than wal-mart in terms of what they might have contributed to to. i take it that $24,000,000,000. >> they are avoiding in taxes . >> one little tiny thing, they have had the opportunity over the courses of the years to do things in a much safer way when they manufacture in china and all over the place. >> no. there have been stories about the working conditions in china which is another reason i am glad these jobs are coming here. ruth ruth, you make a good point. i feel good about apple but we also have to change the tax laws so t
ruth is in sandy hook connecticut. >> good morning, bill. i am calling to say, please keep feeling guilty. >> why? >> because this adorable company does things to make sure that they don't pay taxes in the u.s. there is a thing called -- this was in "the new york times." it's double-dutch sandwich which reduces taxes by routing profits through irish subsidarbs like they are in i think arizona, even when they do things in california they manage to ship a part...
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hurricane sandy and also the families who may need financial help with burial from sandy hook they are giving a significant gift to both and we'll put the amount on the web site. transparency. i'm into transparency. >> bill: you're founder for goats for the old goat. but if people want to help and we have a very generous group of listeners and viewers as they've demonstrated on many many occasions. how do people help? i want to give you a goat. gaw to goats for the old goat.com. goats for the old goat and you go to shop or donate and there it is. we also have t-shirts, we have these goat totes beautiful hearts but if you want to give a goat it is all on the same site goatsfortheoldgoat.com. >> bill: you started this a year and a half ago. >> i started it for my 60th birthday. i woke up one morning and i said i'm an old goat. >> bill: how many goats have you -- >> we've sold about 3,000 goats so far. >> bill: whoa! >> yeah. so i'm so excited about it. you know, i have to say i'm a little crazy. i kiss each goat before i give it away. i'm a little nuts. >> bill: all right. do i have to k
hurricane sandy and also the families who may need financial help with burial from sandy hook they are giving a significant gift to both and we'll put the amount on the web site. transparency. i'm into transparency. >> bill: you're founder for goats for the old goat. but if people want to help and we have a very generous group of listeners and viewers as they've demonstrated on many many occasions. how do people help? i want to give you a goat. gaw to goats for the old goat.com. goats for...
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with doughnuts. >> bill: before we get to some of the political stuff hurricane sandy may have left us with one message which is global warming is real, climate change is real. you better start dealing with it. there is another person who delivered that message yesterday, the national oceanic and atmospheric association came out with a report, once again more evidence of climate change. here she is. the administrator. >> in 2012 we saw record lows in the amount of sea ice in the summertime and snow in the springtime. >> bill: so director lump enco says no doubt about it, it is upon us. >> climate change is with us. it is happening now. it is something we need to take seriously. >> bill: yeah. quick, somebody tell members of congress -- we simply hope that president obama will seize the moment and use his new powers to get something done on climate change this term. when he didn't, the first term. evan mcmorris -- santoro -- i didn't know whether the name was backwards. >> there are three of them. >> bill: three names always throws me. >> not santorum. >> i did go out on the campaign tr
with doughnuts. >> bill: before we get to some of the political stuff hurricane sandy may have left us with one message which is global warming is real, climate change is real. you better start dealing with it. there is another person who delivered that message yesterday, the national oceanic and atmospheric association came out with a report, once again more evidence of climate change. here she is. the administrator. >> in 2012 we saw record lows in the amount of sea ice in the...
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>> that's from my upcoming benefit for victims of hurricane sandy. i booked the strongest, smartest comics i could find. my comedian friends and i will raise money to rebuild homes and lives one laugh at a time. >> awe damn, the lights are out! you know what? i'll watch a little television until they come back on. >> only on current tv. [ ♪ theme ♪ ] . >> this is "the bill press show," live on your radio and current t.v. >> bill: all right. already 26 minutes after the hour reed epsteed political reporter for politico. talking being susan rice now peter, twitter world, live this morning. >> tweeting at bp show @bp show. sharon more says she got acorn, van jones and sheroded. the backlash for women and minorities against the g.o.p. might be worth more than having her in the position if you are looking at it from a political standpoint. my pre-dix is susan rice senator or better. 2016 or beyond. >> huffingtonpost.com, their lead story barack obama avoids fight over susan rice. huffington post. politico. politico. >> that's the lead story. some reid
>> that's from my upcoming benefit for victims of hurricane sandy. i booked the strongest, smartest comics i could find. my comedian friends and i will raise money to rebuild homes and lives one laugh at a time. >> awe damn, the lights are out! you know what? i'll watch a little television until they come back on. >> only on current tv. [ ♪ theme ♪ ] . >> this is "the bill press show," live on your radio and current t.v. >> bill: all right. already 26...
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> bill: michael they're still counting ballots like in new jersey and new york because of hurricane sandy, there were some ballots -- paper ballots they couldn't get in. every day the president's margin keeps growing to the point where he's got 51% of the vote now. mitt romney, 47%. 47%. >> i think president obama's the first democrat in -- since roosevelt to break 50 and he's broken it twice, right? >> the first to do it twice. i think johnson did it once. >> of course, johnson did it once. that's right. get somebody in here that knows something. not that you don't. >> hey, thanks a lot! >> not just the politics aspect. >> that's right. of course johnson did it. obama did it twice. >> bill: so it turned out despite all of the talk ahead of time about how close this is and real nail-biter -- it turned out to be an historic win for obama. >> but none of these states were -- what's really curious is what republican polls were telling -- pollsters were telling. i talked to paul ryan the other day. he really thought they were going to win. they were told that. >> bill: they were drinking thei
> bill: michael they're still counting ballots like in new jersey and new york because of hurricane sandy, there were some ballots -- paper ballots they couldn't get in. every day the president's margin keeps growing to the point where he's got 51% of the vote now. mitt romney, 47%. 47%. >> i think president obama's the first democrat in -- since roosevelt to break 50 and he's broken it twice, right? >> the first to do it twice. i think johnson did it once. >> of course,...